GRE Word List
MALADROIT
lacking adroitness : inept
The meaning of the word maladroit is lacking adroitness : inept.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| dilute | attenuate |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |